Decision Near On Aiken Phar Mor Store Closure
Rumors of a possible Phar Mor store closure in Aiken swirl as the chain drafts a new business plan. Aiken Mall leaseholder Zamias and store manager Jim Davis cite no official confirmations whilePhar Mor plans to announce within two weeks which outlets might shut. If closed, observers expect Kroger to assume the prescription list. the Aiken Phar Mor opened in June 1989 as the mall’s fifth anchor.
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Aiken
Phar-Mor
Carol Robinson
Ciree
Ms. Robinson
Jim Davis
Phar- Mor
Zamias Development Company
Aiken Mall
Kathy Noles
Zamias
Kroger
South Carolina Loses Textile Jobs In 1992 Report
Staff reports show South Carolina shed 2,700 textile jobs last year while North Carolina and Florida lost far fewer. Alabama and Kentucky were the only states to add textile jobs in Q4 1992, wages rose to an average 8.60 per hour, up 0.08 from the prior quarter.
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South Carolina
U.S. Department of Labor
State
North Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Janet S. Rankin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Atlanta
Tense L A Waits For Verdict
The federal jury weighing the four policemen in the Rodney King beating case prepared to continue deliberations. Marines staged an exercise and authorities urged calm as South Central Los Angeles faced tensions after riots following a prior acquittal.
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Los Angeles
South Central
Rodney King
Stacey Koon
Laurence Powell
Theodore Briseno
Timothy Wind
King
Camp Pendleton
U.S
John Davies
Tom Bradley
Maxine Waters
Video Poker Payoff Ruled Invalid in South Carolina
A circuit judge ruled a Piedmont storekeeper need not pay a woman 250000 after her video poker winnings, saying the payoff violates the South Carolina Constitution ban on lotteries. Attorney General Travis Medlock praised the ruling as backing efforts to outlaw cash payoffs from video lottery games and push for court action to close video poker parlors.
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South Carolina
Hall
Medlock
State Supreme Court
Thurmonds Daughter Struck By Car
Nancy Moore Thurmond, Miss Aiken County and daughter of Sen. Strom Thurmond, remained in critical condition at Richland Memorial Hospital after a late night vehicle collision in Columbia. She underwent surgery and was in the ICU, with family and officials confirming the seriousness of her injuries.
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Nancy Moore Thurmond
Strom Thurmond
Aiken County
University of South Carolina
Miss Thurmond
Five Points
Columbia
Cathy Love
City of
Richland Memorial
Nancy Moore
Thurmond
Sen. Thurmond
Seven DSS Offices Accused Of Neglect In Investigations
A Columbia legislative audit finds 129 of 712 child abuse or neglect reports from seven county Department of Social Services offices were not investigated though they should have been. Aiken County was not among the studied offices. The audit urges biennial state audits to identify repeat errors by workers and supervisors and county offices in life or death cases.
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DSS
Columbia
Department of Social Services
Aiken County
Compliance Review Committee
David L. Thomas
Greenville
Thomas
Community tip line and names appear in brief notice
A short notice urges readers to call 648-2311 with news ideas and lists multiple local names including Arthur Butler Graniteville Dean Medlock Warrenville John Permenter Jamaica Ruby Boyd Reese Langley Ada A Robinson Aiken Margaret Shanks North Augusta W Roy Turner Warrenville and directs readers to Page 8B for details.
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Arthur Butler
Graniteville
Dean Medlock
Warrenville
John Permenter
Jamaica
Roar
Ruby Boyd Reese
Langley
Ada A. Robinson
Aiken
Margaret Shanks
North Augusta
W. Roy Turner
Leigh Ann Woodward Dies After Lung Transplant Struggle
Leigh Ann Allen Woodward died Tuesday night at University Hospital in Chapel Hill North Carolina at 7 51 pm She 21 fought hard for a normal life after a life saving double lung transplant in September Her death followed a fungus in her lungs detected in March and signs of lung rejection Family said funeral arrangements should be completed today Officials at the hospital planned several exams to determine the cause of death.
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Leigh Ann Allen Woodward
University Hospital
Chapel Hill
N.C
Woodward
Aiken County
Windsor
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Gilberto Ruiz
Thurmonds
Julie
Paul
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Mr. and
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Sunilb Cans Wieanii
Fevsleubisneanineny
Lhapuuasgue Nasouses
Leigh Ann Woodward
Leigh Ann
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